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Fertility of American Women: 2008

November 01, 2010

Report Number P20-563

Jane Lawler Dye

Introduction

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This report describes the fertility patterns of American women. It is the second report in this series, which incorporates fertility data collected in the June Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the American Community Survey (ACS). The large sample size of the ACS (3 million households) makes it possible to analyze fertility characteristics on a state-by-state basis.

Table 1

Women by Number of Children Ever Born by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, Marital Status, and Age: June 2008

All Races [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]

Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

Native [<1.0 MB]

White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]

White Alone [<1.0 MB]

White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 2

Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Had a Child in the Last Year by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, Marital Status, and Age: June 2008

All Races [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]

Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

Native [<1.0 MB]

White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]

White Alone [<1.0 MB]

White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 3

Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women and Percent Childless by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, and Marital Status: June 2008

All Races [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]

Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

Native [<1.0 MB]

White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]

White Alone [<1.0 MB]

White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 4

Women Who Had a Child in the Last Year per 1,000 Women, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, and Selected Characteristics: June 2008

All Races [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]

Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

Native [<1.0 MB]

White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]

White Alone [<1.0 MB]

White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 5

Women by Reporting Status on Children Ever Born, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, and Selected Characteristics: June 2008

White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

All Races [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]

Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone [<1.0 MB]

Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]

Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

Native [<1.0 MB]

White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]

All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]

White Alone [<1.0 MB]

Additional File Formats

Additional file formats can be accessed in our archives.

Archived Tables

Source and Accuracy

Current Population Survey:

June 2008: Fertility Supplement [1.18 MB]

American Community Survey:

Accuracy of the Data

A basic explanation of the sample design, estimation methodology, and accuracy of the data

2006-2008 ACS 3-year Accuracy of the Data (US) [1.2 MB]

2006-2008 PRCS 3-year Accuracy of the Data (Puerto Rico) [1.2 MB]

2008 ACS 1-year Accuracy of the Data (US) [1.4 MB]

2008 PRCS 1-year Accuracy of the Data (Puerto Rico) [1.3 MB]

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Fertility of American Women: 2008

Fertility of American Women: 2008

Introduction

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

Table 6

Table 7

Table 8

Table 9

Table 10

Table 12

Table 11

Visualization

Additional File Formats

Source and Accuracy

Accuracy of the Data

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